Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference
Lipscomb University Softball
Nashville, TN · the Bisons · Lipscomb University overview
20
Roster
room for 5 under the cap of 25
$1.1M
Team budget
55th percentile in Division I
$56,059
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
981
APR
97% of players retained
67%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
Lipscomb University fields a softball team in the Atlantic Sun Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, below the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,121,184, about the median of $1.1M — $56,059 per roster spot, upper half of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 5 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 981, about the median of 989, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,906,856 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $22,324 per roster spot.
Among Division I softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#138Team budgetof 305 · Division I#118Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#243Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#215APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 5
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,121,184 for the year
- Operating expenses$191,654 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$56,059 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate981 multi-year; 972 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,906,856 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,324 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$201,134 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kristin Ryman head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ally Ivey | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Lauren Higginbotham | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Robbie Tenerowicz | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division I roster spots7,038 305 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 48 2.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,270undergraduates · 5,047 students in all
Women 65% Men 35%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Churches of Christ
Getting in
Full picture →67%admitted · of 4,244 applicants
SAT middle 50%1145 – 1350
ACT middle 50%22 – 29
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Softball
Full picture →20on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2520
room for 5
Academic Progress Rate981
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,121,184 $56,059 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,906,856
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $201,134
Cost
Full picture →$27,386net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $38,824
Campus safety
Full picture →0.53violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Lipscomb University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Softball program20 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions67% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$27,386 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,270Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.53 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 2 | 22 | $1.3M | 993 | 96% | |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 4 | 22 | $466k | — | 70% | |
| Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 4 | 19 | $486k | 983 | 93% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 30 | 25 | $1.3M | 1000 | 68% | |
| Austin Peay State University Division I · United Athletic Conference | 43 | 22 | $816k | 994 | 96% | |
| Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA | 64 | 15 | $902k | 982 | 97% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 72 | 27 | $700k | 985 | 83% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 79 | 17 | $255k | — | 51% | |
| Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 92 | 22 | $666k | 1000 | 86% | |
| Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 92 | 31 | $487k | 985 | 66% | |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 96 | 20 | $648k | — | 74% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference | 103 | 26 | $669k | 999 | 96% |
Other softball programs in the Atlantic Sun Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb University room for 5 | 20 | $1.1M | $56,059 | 981 | vs | |
| Jacksonville University room for 3 | 22 | $1.1M | $47,840 | 984 | vs | |
| Stetson University room for 5 | 20 | $1M | $50,005 | 982 | vs | |
| Queens University of Charlotte room for 3 | 22 | $867k | $39,424 | — | vs | |
| Florida Gulf Coast University room for 2 | 23 | $849k | $36,926 | 990 | vs | |
| University of North Florida room for 2 | 23 | $786k | $34,185 | 986 | vs | |
| Bellarmine University 3 over cap | 28 | $691k | $24,693 | — | vs | |
| University of West Florida room for 2 | 23 | $545k | $23,685 | — | vs |
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